THE QUAKER LEE FAMILY
William's sons are believed to have been:
(1) William LEE married to Hannah SMITH.
(2) Ralph LEE married first in 1733 to Mary KING at Christ Church, Philadelphia and second to Sibella ----. He died before 6 Mar 1748/9 and was buried at Wrightstown. His sons were David and William.
(3) Possibly John LEE.
He married before Jun 1727 to Hannah SMITH., the daughter of William Smith and Mary Croasdale.
(1) Mary LEE married 6 Dec 1748 Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA to Cornelius VANSANT. She died 13 8th month 1808 and is buried in the Wrightstown Burial Ground. She had no known children.
(2) Thomas LEE was born 1730 near present Buckmanville, Bucks Co., PA. He spent most of his life in Solebury Twp. and later in NJ. He died about 1812 NJ. He married first in 1754 to Mary BURGESS, daughter of Jeffrey Burgess and Mary Lancaster.
(3) William LEE was born circa 1736 Buckmanville, Bucks Co., PA. His will was made 8 4th month 1801 Upper Makefield, Bucks Co., PA and proved 6 Jan 1812. He died 23 3rd month 1811 at Upper Makefield and is buried at the Wrightstown Monthly Meeting. He married 13 2nd month 1748 Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co., PA to Hannah SAUNDERS. born 1726 Chesterfield, NJ, the daughter of William Saunders and Esther Kingsley OR Robert Saunders and Mary Williams.
(4) ?? John LEE was born about 1740 and died 2 9th month 1759 in Chester Co., PA. He is buried at Merion (Radner) Friends Burial Ground.
(5) Samuel LEE was born about 1742. In 1773 he moved to Gunpowder Monthly Meeting from Wrightstown and returned to Wrightstown in 1783. His will was made 7 1st month 1790 and was probated in Belair, MD. He died 20 Nov 1798. He married to a woman named Mary.
(1) Hannah LEE born about 1749, died 1822. She married 18 6m 1769 Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co., PA to John ATKINSON (1746-1821). Their children were Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Esther, Jane, Elizabeth, John, Phebe, David, Eleanor, Samuel, and William Atkinson.
(2) Mary LEE born about 1750. She married 27 12th month 1769 Wrightstown MM, Bucks Co., PA to Joseph TWINING, son of John and Sarah Twining.
(3) William LEE married about 1771 to Sarah ATKINSON. He was spoken to at Wrightstown concerning his going out in marriage and having a child by his wife in about three months after marriage. He died 1824 and his widow died in 1829.
(4) Esther LEE married 19 11th month 1777 Wrightstown Monthly Meeting to Mathias HARVEY.
(5) Sarah LEE was born 6 Nov 1760. She died Feb 1849 Cadiz, OH. She married first to ---- COLLINS. She married second 6 5th month 1783 Newark, NJ to Jonas BARCROFT. (1755-1813) son of John and Hannah Barcroft.
(6) Elizabeth LEE died 1828. She was married 17 5th month 1780 to Abraham REEDER.
(7) Ralph LEE was born 28 4th month 1763 Upper Makefield, Bucks Co., PA. He died 23 10th month 1834 Northampton Twp., and is buried in Wrightstown Burial Ground. He married 14 10th month 1784 to Amy MARTIN (1760-1849).
(8) Lydia LEE was born 29 Jul 1765 Bucks Co., PA and died 23 Jul 1826. In 6th month 1788 she condemned her marrying out at Wrightstown Monthly Meeting. She married circa 1786 to John BARCROFT.
(9) Rebecca LEE married out of unity about 1790 Bucks Co., PA to Joseph STOKES.
Battle, "David C. Lee," History of Bucks County, PA. p. 956.
Dennis Cotter descends from Anthony LEE of Nottinghamshire who m. 1713 Gwynedd MM to Mary WHITAKER.
Christopher Smithson descends from Ralph and Sibella LEE through their son William Lee who married Eleanor Atkinson. Cheska Wheatley descends from William Lee and Hannah Saunders.
Warren Wilkinson descends from William Smith and Mary Croasdale.
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